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Spectral Sounds: Unquiet Tales of Acoustic Weird – Review
By Sarah Morgan Ghosts, ghouls, phantoms, spectres… there are lots of names for those (usually) nighttime visitors from beyond the ... -
Queens of the Abyss, edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By Sarah Morgan When it comes to 19th and early 20th century stories with a supernatural bent, it’s relatively easy ... -
Into the London Fog edited by Elizabeth Dearnley – Review
By Sarah Morgan A trip to the capital, how exciting. Maybe take in a show, splash the cash on Oxford ... -
The Outcast and Other Dark Tales by EF Benson – Review
By Sarah Morgan During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British horror genre really took shape. It’s packed with ... -
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic – Review
By David Schuster Any gardener who’s ever done battle with brambles knows that all weeds want to take over the ... -
Doorway to Dilemma edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By Sarah Morgan The British Library’s ‘Tales of the Weird’ is an ever-expanding collection, but its editor, Mike Ashley, must ... -
The Platform Edge, edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By David Schuster Why do we have such an enduring fascination with the mysteries of train travel? What is it ... -
The Face in the Glass: The Gothic Tales of Mary Elizabeth Braddon – Review
By David Schuster The sheer productivity of some Victorian authors never fails to amaze me. In a society where women ... -
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson – Review
By Sarah Morgan The names of some authors live forever, while others are lesser known or maybe even forgotten altogether ... -
From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea – Review
By David Schuster “Ships stick to narrow and clearly defined lanes as a rule. There are tremendous areas where I ... -
Spirits of the Season: Christmas Hauntings – Review
By David Schuster Ever since the BBC’s ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ television series of the 1970s, (watched in black ... -
The Gothic Tales of HP Lovecraft – Review
By Sarah Morgan If HP Lovecraft were around today, he would no doubt be astonished by the respect his fiction ...
